Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-05
The Late Judge S. b. Mckee.


clear. Dunsmuir, Edgewood and Mon
tague, cloudy.
The Late Judge s. b. Mckee.
The Superior Court met in bank yester-
day, presiding over meeting of the Sac
ramento bar, called to take action express
i've of the deep regret felt at the death of
the late ex-Supreme Court Justice Samuel
Bell Mckee. Eloquent eulogistic remarks
were made by Grove l.. Johnson and A. P.
Catlin, and on motion a committee of five
consisting of Grove i. johnson, S. c.
benson, ]. N. Young, S. S. Holl and A L.
Hart-was appointed to draft resolutions
of respect and coincidence and report them
at future meeting. After appropriate re-
marks by Judges Armstrong and Van Fleet
the Court, in bank, adjourned out of respect
to the memory of the deceased jurist.
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Sons OF ST. GEoRGE.-Benbow Lodge,
No. 229 was instituted by District Deputy
Williams on Wednesday night last at the
Young Mems Institute Hall. Twentv-six
Englishmen became members of this, the
pioneer lodge of Northern California. The
following officers were elected and installed
for the term: P. P, R. S. Foley; P, R.
Meller; V. P, Edward Vaughan Sec, n.
Sec, VIM. Taylor; First Mess, -: Sec
ond Mess, Thomas Foley Chap, Thomas
II. Cecil l. Sen, N. H. Chinn; o. Sem, r.
Cory; Trustees, Z. J. Boden, Jas. Knowles
and Ed Martin. After the ceremonies
were concluded an adjournment was taken
TO Fishers Restaurant, where bountiful
supper had been prepared After due JUS
tiee had been done to the good things pro-
Vided, speeches and songs were in ordos
until the wee small hours. A very enjoy
able time was had. and one that will be
long remembered by those who were pres
ent.
COURT ITEMs.-In Department Two of
the Superior Court yesterday, sentence in
the case of The People VS.. John Norton
was continued one week. Motion in ar
rest of Judgment and for new trial will be
made, and defendants counsel will prob
ably, if ii is denied take the case to the Su-
preme Court on appeal. lin the case of
The People VS.. E. L. Cox, who recently
pleaded guilty of an assault with deadly
weapon upon John Sem, whom he shot
and seriously wounded during a difficulty
between them on L street several months
ago. the Court sentenced the defendant to
twelve months in the county Jail, and to
pay fine of 5000, in default of payment
Imprisonment to be continued at the rate
of g for each day.
THE Esd OF IT-The testimony in the
case of the People VS.. D. NJ. Burns and his
bondsmen, F. S. Freeman and N. Schar-
din, to recover s31, 700, the amount of the
deficiency claimed by Controller Dunn to
exist in Burns accounts, was ali in on
Thursday, and that afternoon and yester-
day morning were devoted to the argument
of the case. The jury rendered a verdict in
favor of the defendants, nine jurors voting
that way, and two for the plaintiff, while
the other was all at sea, and unable to find
verdict that would express his views.
THE DEMOCRATIC TIcKET-The Demo-
cratic City Central Committee did great
deal of buttonholing and wrestling yester-
day to secure body for its ticket, and
finally added to it the following Auditor,
w. a. Henry Collector, G. I. Naghel {;
Fire Commissioner, Chris VAIL. There is
now but one vacancy on the ticket-a can
didate for Assessor is wanted. The COM
mittee almost persuaded q gentleman to
stand in yesterday, but did not settle it
positively on the spot, and he slipped away.
NEW CITIZENS. The following foreign
born residents have been admitted to citi-
zenship in the Superior Court Meinrad
Steinauer. a native of Switzerland, on the
testimony of f. c. Knaner and ]. Danioth
Rhody Sehestag, Germany, on the testi-
mony of John Sullivan and James Back
rath James G. Coreoran, Canada on the
testimony of B. II. Preston and T. +. Phil
Inns; Leone Girrode, Italy, on the testi-
many of Louis Caffaro and Nike Keiser.
TIE RAISFALL.-S. H. Gerrish reports
that according to his gauge the rainfall for
this month, so far, is 10l6 inches, making
a total for the season of I1036 inches. In
1886. Tor that season to date it was 2I 9SS
inches; 1885, 1888 inches: 1884, 1926
inches 1888, 1854 inches; 1882, 9175
inches 1881, 23.023 inches; 1880, 91S2
inches 1879 9.429 inches; 1878, 1908
inches; 1877, 1860 inches; 1876, 22.4O5
inches.
POLICE CoURT.-IR the Police Court yes
terday the case of Fred LEIGH, accused OF
forgery, was continued until the Ilth....
Anna Daley was pronounced guilty OF
being common drunkard, and sentenced
70 fifteen days in the County Jail 800 The
case of Fred BlumeDthal, arrested for
grand larceny. in stealing 5000 from Gus
Companion, at Reno, was dismissed for
want of jurisdiction.
AUCTION SALE.-Bell & Co. viii sell at
IoA. N. to-day, at their salesroom, No. e27
x street. a large lot of ladies' clothing,
trunks, bedsDreads, sheets. pillow slips and
shams. towels, etc. Also, l2dy's circular,
costing S75 Also, furniture, carpets and
lounges. five cases Gold-dust mackerel,
piano cover and stool, etc.
The FINEST Jos PRINTING IS done at
Ssoode Bros. Fifth street, bet. and ].
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